One person arrested following robbery at Alabama Dollar General

ALABAMA — A Columbus woman with multiple outstanding felony warrants was arrested Friday after authorities say she robbed a Dollar General store at gunpoint in Smiths Station.

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a reported armed robbery at the Dollar General on Lee Road 246 at approximately 1:12 p.m. CDT.

Witnesses told investigators that a woman entered the store, displayed a silver revolver-style handgun and stole about $300 from the cash register. After leaving the store, witnesses said the suspect ran into nearby bushes, changed clothes and then entered a pink and white taxi that left the area heading toward Phenix City…

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